Subject: [Boost-commit] svn:boost r66510 - website/public_html/beta/development
From: eric_at_[hidden]
Date: 2010-11-11 21:48:24
Author: eric_niebler
Date: 2010-11-11 21:48:19 EST (Thu, 11 Nov 2010)
New Revision: 66510
URL: http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/66510
Log:
folks should use BOOST_ASSERT instead of C's assert
Text files modified:
website/public_html/beta/development/requirements.html | 12 +++++++++++-
1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
Modified: website/public_html/beta/development/requirements.html
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--- website/public_html/beta/development/requirements.html (original)
+++ website/public_html/beta/development/requirements.html 2010-11-11 21:48:19 EST (Thu, 11 Nov 2010)
@@ -357,13 +357,23 @@
</li>
</ul>
+ <p><strong>Assertions:</strong> If you want to add runtime
+ assertions to your code (you should!), avoid C's
+ <code>assert</code> macro and use Boost's
+ <code>BOOST_ASSERT</code> macro (in
+ <code>boost/assert.hpp</code>) instead. It is more configurable.
+ Use <code>BOOST_ASSERT</code> in public headers and in library
+ source code (for separately compiled libraries). Use of C's
+ <code>assert</code> macro is ok in examples and in documentation.
+ </p>
+
<p>Make sure your code compiles in the presence of the
<code>min()</code> and <code>max()</code> macros. Some platform
headers define <code>min()</code> and <code>max()</code> macros
which cause some common C++ constructs to fail to compile. Some
simple tricks can protect your code from inappropriate macro
substitution:</p>
-
+
<ul>
<li>If you want to call <code>std::min()</code> or
<code>std::max()</code>: